I'll be posting links to some specific research and feel free to add to the information.
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Mon, 02 Sep 2019 07:26:09 GMTDidn't see mention of Koch's death in either the Politics sub forum or this one (eclipsed by Epstein's death, very likely), so guess I'll start this thread...
Many may recall him as being a top donor to the PACs and politicians who've made it their career to deny climate change and protect dirty energy interests.
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Sun, 01 Sep 2019 11:17:48 GMTI was wondering about this lately as I've been reading Dark Market by Misha Glenny, that's the author of McMafia, the thing is that I dont think the book is that good, its pretty much what you may expect and I'm not surprised that I picked this up in a HMV music superstore books section.

Anyway, while I dont really like the style the author has adopted the actual stories that they are reporting on do interest me, like data breaches by Sony's Playstation Network.

I had never heard about this and I'm led to believe that pretty much if you buy any of the most recent gaming platforms they are all networked and the future is digital gaming like what Netflix and Amazon have done for TV and Video (and to a lesser extent music in Amazon's case). I'm a retro gamer and dont own any of the new platforms and I'm not sure what I think about compulsory networking, especially if you have to give them credit card details like Amazon (whose security I am glad is a little tighter or so it seems).

There are other stories I have been surprised at not knowing about, like Sony striking a deal with some bandits to open cast mine minerals for component parts and I do think there's a hell of a lot of stuff that is missed by the mainstream media, the differences between the BBC World Service for instance and the main BBC news network, they are willing to report on developments in other nations they wont report on domestically. So that I'd not heard about those things was not surprising but I figure that maybe it is reported some place, like the example with the BBC, so I was wondering if anyone knows of any industry or niche news sources on cyber security etc.?
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Wed, 28 Aug 2019 09:35:58 GMTI saw this making the rounds on Facebook.

At first I was put-off by the idea of China's social credit system, but according to this article, one survey found that 80% of Chinese citizens somewhat or strongly approve of social credit. I suppose it's not that surprising that Silicon Valley is attempting something similar in the US, considering that tech giants are helping to build China's surveillance state, but I've come to terms with this idea and welcome the intervention into our volatile sociopolitical environment. Although I would prefer the government to manage a social credit system rather than private corporations whose ultimate goal is to maximize their own profits, I take solace in the fact that Silicon Valley is largely comprised of progressive visionaries. There is some relevance here to the censorship of right-wing extremism on social media platforms, but not all censorship is inherently wrong. In the words of Edmund Burke, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Therefore it is not only acceptable, but ethical to ensure that fascists are not given a platform to spread their hateful ideologies. If these measures were in place prior to 2016, we wouldn't currently have a megalomaniac in the highest office in the country running concentration camps on the border. The way I see it, authoritarianism is the future. It's inevitable. The only question is, who will wield that authority. The right and left-wing parties are in an arms race to the top; and at the moment, leftists are winning the culture war with strongholds in academia, entertainment and the media. Yet despite that advantage, a fascist now sits in the White House. I feel like it is imperative for progressives, and anyone with a sense of decency, to utilize any means necessary to silence white supremacists and ensure there is never any chance of resurgence among their ranks. If that means sacrificing a little bit of freedom, well then that's a sacrifice that I'm willing to make. And you should too.
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